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BiographyMOLLY HASKELL author and critic, grew up in Richmond, Va., went to Sweet Briar College, the University of London and the Sorbonne before settling in New York. She worked at the French Film Office in the Sixties, writing a newsletter about French films for the New York press and interpreting when directors came to America (this was the height of the Nouvelle Vague) for the opening of their films. She then went to The Village Voice, first as a theatre critic, then as a movie reviewer; and from there to New York Magazine and Vogue. She has written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian UK, Esquire, The Nation, Town and Country, The New York Observer and The New York Review of Books. She has served as Artistic Director of the Sarasota French Film Festival, on the selection committee of the New York Film Festival, as associate Professor of Film at Barnard and as Adjunct Professor of Film at Columbia University. She is married to the film critic Andrew Sarris. Her books include From Reverence to Rape: the Treatment of Women in the Movies (1973; revised and reissued in 1989); a memoir, Love and Other Infectious Diseases (1990); and, in 1997, a collection of essays and interviews, Holding My Own in No Man’s Land: Women and Men and Films and Feminists. |
Selected WorksNon-Fiction
"From Reverence to Rape: the Treatment of Women in the Movies"
Both historical survey and polemic, this book addresses the ways in which Hollywood, and cinema in general, has stereotyped women, but also points to the numerous examples of women subverting and challenging these stereotypes. "Love and Other Infectious Diseases: a
Memoir"
"A work of considerable depth and subtlety" (the New York Times) : In 1984 Haskell's husband, Andrew Sarris, came down with a mysterious and near-fatal illness. During his six-month hospitalization, she confronts not only the daily fear of his death but the realization of her own immense dependency. "Holding My Own in No Man's Land: Women and Men and Film and Feminists"
Essays and interviews, ranging from interviews with Hollywood legends such as Gloria Swanson and John Wayne, to celebrations of the comic verve of Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett, to ruminations on literary figures such as Truman Capote and his Holly Golightly and Jane Austen's Emma. Selected Articles
It Used to Be So Easy. I Remember When...
A piece about movie theatres and how they've changed through the years. A 'Law and Order' Addict Tells All
Molly's personal take on the hit tv show. "High-Wire Artist"
A book review of “Burt Lancaster: An American Life,” by Kate Buford. "Battle of the Sexes"
A unique view of the confrontations between men and women, the darker side of men, and how both sexes react to these differences. "He Drives Me Crazy"
Celebrated New York Times humor piece about Molly's husband's driving, men's driving in general, and the misconceptions about women drivers. |
